Texas Government Code 2261.053 – Prohibition On Certain Bids and Contracts
(a) In this section:
(1) “Disaster” has the meaning assigned by § 418.004.
(2) “Hurricane Katrina” means the hurricane of that name that struck the gulf coast region of the United States in August 2005.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a state agency may not accept a bid or award a contract that includes proposed financial participation by a person who, during the five-year period preceding the date of the bid or award, has been:
(1) convicted of violating a federal law in connection with a contract awarded by the federal government for relief, recovery, or reconstruction efforts as a result of Hurricane Rita, as defined by § 39.459, Utilities Code, Hurricane Katrina, or any other disaster occurring after September 24, 2005; or
(2) assessed a penalty in a federal civil or administrative enforcement action in connection with a contract awarded by the federal government for relief, recovery, or reconstruction efforts as a result of Hurricane Rita, as defined by § 39.459, Utilities Code, Hurricane Katrina, or any other disaster occurring after September 24, 2005.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2261.053
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A bid or award subject to the requirements of this section must include the following statement:
“Under § 2261.053, Government Code, the contractor certifies that the individual or business entity named in this bid or contract is not ineligible to receive the specified contract and acknowledges that this contract may be terminated and payment withheld if this certification is inaccurate.”
(d) If a state agency determines that an individual or business entity holding a state contract was ineligible to have the bid accepted or contract awarded under Subsection (b), the state agency may immediately terminate the contract without further obligation to the contractor.
(e) This section does not create a cause of action to contest a bid or award of a state contract.